Joint letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune urged Congress to prioritize critical policy areas needed to maintain a robust construction industry and support American workers and businesses.
A recent article in SNIPS highlights the joint efforts of SMACNA and SMART to safeguard key tax provisions as Congress deliberates the reconciliation bill currently under debate.
In a joint letter to Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, Stanley E. Kolbe, Jr. of the Sheet Metal and Air Conditioning Contractors' National Association (SMACNA) and Stephen J. Dodd of the International Association of Sheet Metal, Air, Rail, and Transportation Workers (SMART) and urged Congress to “prioritize the following three policy areas that are critical to maintaining a robust construction industry and supporting American workers and businesses.” At the top of their list: preserving Section 179D. The House version of the reconciliation package leaves Section 179D intact.
SMACNA believes that Section 179D critical to achieve our national energy goals, by reducing energy demand on urban power grids, lowering long-term building operating costs, and promoting infrastructure resiliency. SMACNA also attest that the tax provisions give certainty to consumers and business during our currently uncertain financial climate.
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